diff --git a/intel/intel_bufmgr_gem.c b/intel/intel_bufmgr_gem.c
index 8b0deaf7..2da3a8a1 100644
--- a/intel/intel_bufmgr_gem.c
+++ b/intel/intel_bufmgr_gem.c
@@ -1087,14 +1087,11 @@ int drm_intel_gem_bo_map_gtt(drm_intel_bo *bo)
 int drm_intel_gem_bo_unmap_gtt(drm_intel_bo *bo)
 {
 	drm_intel_bufmgr_gem *bufmgr_gem = (drm_intel_bufmgr_gem *) bo->bufmgr;
-	drm_intel_bo_gem *bo_gem = (drm_intel_bo_gem *) bo;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (bo == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
-	assert(bo_gem->gtt_virtual != NULL);
-
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&bufmgr_gem->lock);
 	bo->virtual = NULL;
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&bufmgr_gem->lock);
@@ -1112,8 +1109,6 @@ static int drm_intel_gem_bo_unmap(drm_intel_bo *bo)
 	if (bo == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
-	assert(bo_gem->mem_virtual != NULL);
-
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&bufmgr_gem->lock);
 
 	/* Cause a flush to happen if the buffer's pinned for scanout, so the